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The New Scramble: : How Trade Deals and AI Are Redrawing Africa’s Future
The New Scramble: : How Trade Deals and AI Are Redrawing Africa’s Future 1184 864 Aether Strategies

By Kambale Musavuli A new pattern is reshaping global digital politics, and African nations must pay attention. This pattern is taking shape not through military force or overt political pressure, but through trade agreements that quietly restructure how data, platforms, and digital services are governed. The recent U.S.–Malaysia trade agreement,…

Microsoft, Nayara and the lessons of digital sovereignty for Africa
Microsoft, Nayara and the lessons of digital sovereignty for Africa 1080 769 Aether Strategies

Imagine that, overnight, your essential digital tools (messaging, software, data storage) stop working, at the behest of a foreign state. This is a scenario we must already find possible solutions for. Because the economic war between the West and the BRICS is no longer waged solely with tariffs or financial…

Shifting from spectator to scenarist of our own digital future
Shifting from spectator to scenarist of our own digital future 1777 1000 Aether Strategies

Watch children discover a sophisticated toy. They will marvel at the effects and imitate the gestures shown to them. But, they will remain completely unaware of the mechanisms that animate the object. This image can illustrate our current relationship with artificial intelligence, especially on the African continent. Google’s recent announcement…

AI in Africa: Regulate to rule, not to suffer digital servitude
AI in Africa: Regulate to rule, not to suffer digital servitude 1920 1279 Aether Strategies

The call by the Pan-African Parliament for ethical governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is far more than a mere technical issue ; it is a historic crossroads for Africa. For the continent’s leaders, innovators, and citizens, the question is not whether we should adopt AI, but how we will master…

What Does AI Have to Do with the Price of Kenkey? Workshop in Accra, Ghana – June 28th, 2025
What Does AI Have to Do with the Price of Kenkey? Workshop in Accra, Ghana – June 28th, 2025 150 150 Aether Strategies

What Does AI Have to Do with the Price of Kenkey? From the Street to the Screen: How AI Shapes Our Lives 🗓️ Saturday, June 28, 2025 🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM 📍 Impact Hub Accra, Osu Ako-Adjei 🎉 FREE ENTRY — RSVP Required! 📲 RSVP: rsvp@bililicreative.org 📞 WhatsApp/Call:…

Young Ghanaians Explore AI’s Future at “AI for Whom?” Workshop in Accra
Young Ghanaians Explore AI’s Future at “AI for Whom?” Workshop in Accra 150 150 Aether Strategies

Accra, Ghana – May 3, 2025 — Over 40 young Ghanaians gathered at the Osu Impact Hub for “AI for Whom? Innovation or Unemployment,” a hands-on and eye-opening workshop organized by Bilili Creative Lab in partnership with Aether Strategies. The event launched Aether’s Beyond AI monthly series, which seeks to…

AI, digital colonialism & social mobilization in Africa
AI, digital colonialism & social mobilization in Africa 1260 840 Aether Strategies

Mophat Okinyi, a former content moderator, actively participated in training ChatGPT by tagging toxic content for an OpenAI subcontractor, Sama. Because he experienced the harsh working conditions and low wages there, and after denouncing them, he co-founded the Content Moderators Union, the first union for data workers in artificial intelligence…

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